Thirty percent more for oil: What Lagarde thinks prices might look like if Iran is attacked.

Something less than all-out war: What the Israelis are telling Jeffrey Goldberg they think will happen if Iran is attacked.

Cutting out the comedy middleman: The very best part of this story, which is about buy-it-online comedy, comes from stand up comedian / "Parks and Recreation" fixture Aziz Ansari:

“I don’t get any money from the specials that air on Comedy Central,” said Mr. Ansari, who also stars on the NBC comedy “Parks and Recreation.” “I haven’t seen any checks from the DVDs, CDs. If I just put it out in a traditional way, I wouldn’t have made any money, so why don’t I do it this way?” Comedy Central said Mr. Ansari had been paid a six-figure advance and continues to receive residuals on his last televised special.

And here's an exploding iceberg for you:

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